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Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills

Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills. Think . Pair. Share. While sitting at lunch with your friends everyone starts making fun of another friend. How do you feel.. What do you do.. Join in.. Step in. Peer Pressure & Refusal Skills. A Peer is someone in your own age group . Pressure

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Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills

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  1. Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills

  2. Think . Pair. Share • While sitting at lunch with your friends everyone starts making fun of another friend. • How do you feel.. • What do you do.. • Join in.. • Step in..

  3. Peer Pressure & Refusal Skills • A Peer • is someone in your own age group. • Pressure • pushed toward making a certain choice. • Peer Pressure • someone your own age, is pushing you toward making a certain choice

  4. Peer Pressure • Spoken vs. Unspoken

  5. Sometime the pressure we put on ourselves can be the hardest!!

  6. Peer Pressure Bag of tricks • PUT DOWN • Insulting or name calling to make someone feel bad • (Spoken Pressure)

  7. REASONING • Giving reasons to do something or why it would be OK • (Spoken pressure)

  8. REJECTION • Threatening to leave someone out or end a friendship • (spoken pressure)

  9. THE HUDDLE • A GROUP STANDS TOGETHER LAUGHING OR TALKING, WITH THEIR BACKS TO OTHERS • (UNSPOKEN)

  10. The EXAMPLE • Popular kids simply buy or wear something, because they set an example, others want to follow • (Unspoken)

  11. THE LOOK • Kids who think they’re cool give a look that means: we’re cool, and you’re not” • (Unspoken pressure)

  12. Peer  Pressure • Examples of Positivepressures • Honor Roll • Make a team/club •  Follow the rules •  Respect others • Exercise groups • Group Fitness • Running group

  13. Peer Pressure • Examples of Negative pressures • Underage drinking/smoking • Gossiping • Stealing •  Fighting •  Bullying • Ditching a friend

  14. List of reasons it is difficult to say no… • I …. …  want to be accepted and liked by people my own age. … are afraid of being rejected … don’t want to lose a friend …  want to appear grown up …  don’t want to be made fun of … don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings …  aren’t sure of what they really want …  don’t know how to get out of the situation

  15. Refusal and Negotiation Skills • S.T.O.P. • Stay calm • Tell why not • Offer other ideas • Promptly leave

  16. A clear message depends on the way you communicate • Aggressive: • Overly forceful, pushy, hostile • Passive Giving up, giving in, backing down, easy to persuade. • Assertive • Confidence and clearly stating your intentions

  17. Refusal Responses • “Everyone’s Doing it” “You’re wrong… I’m not doing it” • “A real friend would do it” “A real friend wouldn't ask” “Are you afraid?” “No, just smart”

  18. Passive, Aggressive, Assertive • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6LcPfnwGec

  19. Role Play • Role play each scenario • Yellow = assertive responses • Purple = aggressive responses • Gray = passive responses • Which response worked best?

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